Google and University of Chicago face lawsuit over shared patient data

Under Hipaa, medical providers are allowed to share data with others for research purposes, so long as they’re de-identified. The lawsuit asserts that the date and timestamps are a violation, especially since Google can collect information about people through other avenues. It could, theoretically, combine the date and time a patient went to the hospital …

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